Category: Florida vacation road trips

Tucked away in a sleepy Florida community is an item around which much local history has spun. The item drew Native Americans to live at the site and subsequently became the focus of visits by Spanish explorers and conquistadors, and then pirates. European settlers followed. What had the power to gain the attention of so […]

Florida does not offer a lot of complexity when it comes to choosing routes. Despite the size of the state, it only has a few major highways, thanks to its shape, being approximately 400 miles north to south and 150 miles east to west on average. While navigation may seem simple, here are a few […]

Two things that go together extremely well are spending time at the beach and reading a good book. We love looking into things that tell us more about our area and so reading regional themed books is our thing. Put that together with reading at the beach and you have a unique opportunity to lay […]

Clearwater Beach is the best-known beach along a stretch of very nice beaches. To the south you will find Sand Key Beach, Belleair Beach, Redington Beach, Indian Rocks Beach, Madeira Beach, St Pete Beach, and a few others. To the north are the natural beaches of Caladesi Island State Park, Honeymoon Island State Park, […]

Ask a Florida resident where Orlando is located and you will probably hear, “the middle of the state.” The response is only slightly inaccurate. To be honest, Orlando is a bit closer to the east coast of Florida than the west coast. That’s why we were pleasantly surprised when we learned that more people […]

Ybor City is a community all to itself that exists within the city limits of Tampa, Florida. Its history shows on its sleeve with a remarkable number of buildings preserved from the turn of the century in 1900. But to say that Ybor City’s history is wrapped up in its buildings is selling the […]

The Chassahowitzka River is a popular outdoor recreation in area on the west coast of Florida, north of the metropolitan area of Clearwater, Saint Petersburg, and Tampa. The river has gained a renown that is surprising for a waterway that flows less than five miles. On the other hand, perhaps the compact nature of the […]

Getting Away from it all in Florida Clearwater Beach to St Pete Beach on the Central Gulf Coast of Florida is a great place to spend time and is our home base. This blog post, however, is about a nice little day trip away from our area which is very easy to take. […]